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PREFACE 

The following pages contain a complete report of the 
proceedings of the War Committee of the Town of War- 
rensburgh in their work of supplying the quota of men 
required from the town by the several calls of President 
Lincoln to suppress the Rebellion of 1861-65 and pre- 
serve the Union. These records have been carefully 
preserved by Mr. Henry Griffing, and by him prepared 
for publication in this form, for their permanent preser- 
vation and the information of those who may find them 
of interest. The expense has been provided for by an 
appropriation from the town funds. 

Warrensburgh, N. Y., December, 1913. 

Milton N. Eldridge, Supervisor, 

Herbert C. Smith, Toivn Clerk, 

George Hodgson, Justice, 

J. Freeman Cameron, Justice, 

John Brown, Justice, 

Don H. Heath, Justice, 

Town Board. 



REPORT OF THE WARRENSBURGH WAR 
COMMITTEE. 

On the 15th day of April, 18G1, the President of the 
United States issued a proclamation calling upon the 
States to furnish 75,000 volunteers to put down the Re- 
bellion, to serve for two years. 

On the 3rd day of May, 1861, President Lincoln issued 
a proclamation calling upon the several States for an 
additional force of 42,094 volunteers to put down the 
Rebellion, to serve for three years. 

Under the above calls the Town of Warrensburgh 
furnished the following volunteers, who enlisted with- 
out any local bounty : 

Truman H. Burdick. Joseph Turner. 

Thomas Crandall. Ludwick Turner. 

George Byron Charette, George Wetmore. 

Dennis Dennie. John H. Bennett. 

Frederick Darrow. Thomas Pelletier. 

Joel Eddy. Warren Pelletier. 

Charles Farrar. Willard Combs. 

Alexander Lamb. William E. Brown. 

Robert McKnight. J. H. Dingman. 

Nuel Scripter. J. G. Feathers. 

Andrew Turner. Jacob H. Hazelton. 

Under a law of Congress of the United States au- 
thorizing the President to call for 500,000 volunteers 
for the prompt suppression of the Rebellion, passed 
July 24, 1861, to serve three years. 

Under the above call, Governor Edwin D. Morgan 
issued a proclamation calling for 25,000 volunteers from 
the State of New York. Dated July 25, 1861. 

Under the above call the following named volun- 
teers went from the Town of Warrensburgh without 
any local bounty. Some, however, received small boun- 
ties from private sources as relief for their families^ 
(See statistics of Military Bureau.) 



Charles H. Burhans. 
Hiram Bidwell. 
James Warren Bennett. 
Leander Bennett. 
Augustus Bennett. 
John C. Bennett. 
Joel Bennett. 
John Baker. 
George Brown. 
Charles Combs. 
Warren Combs. 
Frederick Darrow, R. E. 
James W. Emerson. 
Eben L. Farrar. 
Abial Fuller. 
Warren Fuller. 
Edward S. Fuller, Jr. 
William Fitzsimmons. 
Charles O. Gray. 



Jamon H. Harrington. 
John Keays. 
James Keays. 
Charles Lamb, 
James McKey. 
Samuel B. Moses. 
Luman G. Norton. 
Orrin Russell. 
William Guy Russell. 
Thomas Sutton. 
George Smith. 
Samuel Augustus Stone. 
Courtenay Sage. 
John T. Turner. 
Samuel Woodward. 
George Young. 
Uri Young. 
Benjamin Young. 
Samuel Taylor. 



On the 1st day of July, 1862, President Lincoln called 
for 300,000 volunteers in order to bring the Rebellion 
to a speedy close. 

On the 4th day of August, 1862, a call was made for 
300,000 men and ordered that each State should fur- 
nish its quota by the 15th day of August, or a draft 
would be made to furnish the men from the militia of 
such States as did not fill its quota by that time. 

The two calls above written were consolidated and 
known as the call for 600,000 volunteers. 

LTnder this call, the quota assigned to the Town of 
Warrensburgh to furnish was fifty-two men. 

The following men received a bounty from Warren 
County of $50.00 per man, also State and part of Na- 
tional Bounties : 

Benjamin Baker. Orville Branch.* 

John Henry Bennett. Samuel CardelLf 

Dennis Bennett.* Tarquin Chapman. f 

James Bennett.* M. Nelson Dickinson. J 

Seymour Bennett.* Thomas Fitzsimmons. 



Reuben Gleason.* 
David Gleason.'*' 
Henry Hill.* 

Jonathan G. Harrington.* 
Abram Haight.* 
Norman Hazelton.f 
Ira Hill. 
John Keays.* 
David M. Woodward. 
John P. Cole.t 
Willard Latham. 
George Harrington.* 
Lysander Kempt.f 
William Morehouse. 
Samuel Maxim. 
Henry Nelson. 
Roswell O. Bryant.* 
Total 43 men. 



Parker Scribner. 
Alfred S. Purvee. 
Lewis Pelot. 
James W. Reed.f 
Samuel T, Richards. J 
Dwight Stone.* 
Walter Stone.* 
Frederick B. Stone.* 
Dennis Stone.f 
Thomas W. Sutton, R. E.= 
Judson Smith.* 
Hyland Thomas.f 
Philemon Wetmore.f 
Joel F. White.t 
Franklin Weaver. 
Joseph Latham. § 



On the 18th day of August, 1862, a meeting of citi- 
zens of the Town of Warrensburgh was held at the 
Academy in the village, at 7 o'clock p. m. Joseph Wood- 
ward, Esq., was called to the chair and James Fuller 
was appointed Secretary. 

The object of the meeting was then stated by Thomas 
Cunningham, Supervisor, viz., the raising of money to 
pay bounties to volunteers. That the county bounty of 
$50.00 was expended and that as near as could be ascer- 



* Denotes those men who did not receive the bounty from 
Warren County, but from other localities. (123rd Regt. 
N. Y. V.) 

t Denotes those men who received no local bounties. (5th 
N. Y. Cavalry.) 

t Denotes officers who received no bounty. 

§ Ashel BenneU enlisted in the 5th N. Y. Cavalry, under 
Captain Ryder, and got Joseph Latham to take his place, 
Latham supposing that he was to receive the bounty of $50.00, 
but the county had raised $15,000 to assist in recruiting the 
118th Regt. from this Senatorial District and consequently none 
of the Cavalry men could receive it, but the Town Committee 
gave Latham $25.00. 



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tained we still lacked about twenty-five men to fill our 
quota. 

On motion of Mr. Cunningham, it was resolved to 
borrow the sum of 81,250.00 to be raised on a joint 
note, signed by citizens of the town, in order to pay 
each volunteer $50.00. Benjamin P. Burhans agreed to 
furnish the money on such note. 

The following note was then drawn up. 

S1250.00. 

We jointly and severally for value received, promise to pay 
to B. P. Burhans or bearer, twelve hundred and fifty dollars, 
with annual interest, to be paid as follows : One-half of the 
above sum with annual interest to be paid on the 15th day of 
February. 1864, the remainder of said twelve hundred and 
fifty dollars and annual interest to be paid on the 15th day 
of February, 1865. 

Dated Warrensburgh, August 18. 1862. 

Signed by Joseph Woodward and thirty-six other citizens. 

On motion a subscription was circulated among the 
young men who were not taxpayers, to raise money to 
defray the expense of recruiting and procuring vol- 
unteers. 

Henry Grillfing and Daniel B. Howard were appointed 
a committee to collect the money thus subscribed. 

Henry Griflfing was elected Treasurer to receive the 
money and pay it to the War Committee. 

Thomas Cunningham, Esq., Supervisor, by virtue of 
his ofifice, was Chairman of the War Committee. The 
following gentlemen were chosen for such committee: 

Fred O. Burhans George Richards 

Stephen Grififin, 2nd. Hiram McNutt 

These were to attend to procuring volunteers to fill 
the quota. 

Fred O. Burhans was elected Treasurer of the War 
Committee and was authorized to receive the money and 
pay to each volunteer $50.00. 

No other business appearing, the meeting adjourned. 



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Report of War Committee. 

The War Committee of the Town of W'arrensburgh 

would respectfully report as follows, that they have 
recruited and got mustered in the United States ser- 
vice eighteen men, to wit : 

Harlan Wood. Charles H. Mosher. 

Benjamin Weaver. James Combs. 

Myron Buttles. Daniel Keenan. 

Seymour Knickerbacker, J0rry Lyons. 

2nd. James H. Farrar. 

William R. Harrington. Patrick Heffron. 

Sela E. Knickerbacker. Hartwell S. Farrar. 

Cyrus Twiss. Charles Wright. 

Edwin Bennett. George Crandall. 
John Langdon. 

Total raised, 18 men. 

By which we have under this call for volunteers, 
600,000. 

Men 

By total raised by Senatorial Committee 43 

By total raised by Town Committee 18 

Making number raised 61 

Dr. 
To quota assigned to Town 52 

Leaving the surplus of 9 

(See Adjt. Genl's. Report 1863, Pg. 1172.) 
Which nine men should be credited to this Town on 
the next draft for men. 

(See President's Proclamation Oct. 17, 1863.) 

Treasurer's Report of the Warrensburgh War 
Committee. 

Dr. Fred O. Burhans. 

To cash from Burhan's note $900 00 

To cash from Henry Griffing fund for ex- 
penses, etc 72 50 

$972 50 



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By paid 18 men $50.00 bounty each $900 00 

Paid Warren Potter 7 50 

Paid extra bounties to recruits 36 50 

Paid Jos. Latham 25 00 

T. Cunningham bill 2 00 

Horse to Glens Falls 1 50 



$972 50 



B. P. Burhans endorsed on the note given to him for 
$1250.00, $350.00 making the note for $900.00. 

Fred O. Burhans, 
Treas., War Committee. 

On the 8th day of July, 1863, a draft was made for 
300,000 men in order to suppress the Rebellion. The 
following named persons were drafted from the Town 
of Warrensburgh and entered the service of the United 
States : 

Anson Bennett. James W. Bennett.* 

Joseph Hockaday. Daniel Bennett. 

The following named persons paid commutation: 

Charles Braley. James Collins. 

Michael Reardon. Jerome Chapman. 

Isaac Woodward. Charles Bidwell. 

Robert Hall. 

Men 

Total that entered the service 4 

Total that paid $300 commutation 7 

Whole number credited 11 

On the 17th day of October, 1863, the President, 
Abraham Lincoln, issued a proclamation calling upon 
the States to furnish 300,000 volunteers to serve for 
three years to reinforce our victorious armies then in 

'•' Deserted but was afterward retaken and credited to Town. 



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the field, and in case each State did not furnish its 
quota under this call, a draft would be made from 
such State for the deficiency on the oth day of Janu- 
ary, 1864. 

The time for the above draft was postponed from 
time to time, the National Bounties being continued, 
and volunteering went on slowly. 

On the 12th day of December, ISCiS, a meeting of the 
Citizens and Taxpayers of the Towm of Warrensburgh 
was held at the home of Lewis Persons for the purpose 
of devising a plan to raise the quota of men called for 
under the above call of the President October 17, 1863, 
which the town had to fill to avoid the draft of Janu- 
ary 5, 1864. Duncan Griffin, Supervisor, took the chair ; 
Fred O. Burhans was elected Secretary. 

The Chairman then briefly stated the object of the 
meeting and that the quota for the town to fill was 
twenty-two men or thereabout as near as could be 
ascertained. After a general discussion and interchange 
of views, it was finally 

Resolved, That the Supervisor be authorized to bor- 
row the sum of $5,000 on a town note for the purpose 
of paying bounties to volunteers to fill the quota of 
the toW'U and report at ne«t meeting. 

Resolved, That the War Committee is authorized to 
pay each volunteer the sum of $300 on proof being 
given that they are credited to this town. The Chair- 
man then appointed the following named gentlemen to 
assist him in raising the men : 

Stephen Griffin, 2nd. Joseph Woodward. 

George Richards. E. W. Howard. 

Fred O. Burhans, 

Thos. Cunningham then said it might be well to 
state here that the amount of money, $5,000, was not 
enough to pay twenty-two men v$300 each, but the War 
Committee were expecting to get credit for the nine men 
excess furnished in August, 1862, and might perhaps 
.find more men to our credit who had enlisted at other 
points. 



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No other business appearing the meeting- adjourned 
to meet at the same place December 16, 18G3. 

Duncan Griffin, Supvr., 
Fred O. Burhans, Secy. 

Warren SB URGH, December i6, 1863. 
An adjourned meeting of the citizens of the Town of 
Warrensburgh at the home of Lewis Persons ; Duncan 
Griffin, Chairman, Wm. B. FarHn was appointed Sec- 
retary. The following report was then read : 

(Copy.) 

The undersigned appointed a committee to negotiate 
for five thousand dollars to be used in paying bounties 
to volunteer recruits from the said tow^n of Warrens- 
burgh to fill the quota of town under the last call of 
the President of the United States for 300,000 volun- 
teers, hereby reports that he has procured a promissory 
note (herewith presented) to be made and signed by 
many of the citizens of the said town for the payment 
of five thousand dollars ; that Peletiah Richards upon 
delivery of said note to him proposes to loan the said 
town tlie sum of five thousand dollars, with said note 
as security, and that the said amount of money is ready 
to be paid on such terms of payment as specified in 
said note. 

Duncan Griffin, Supvr. 

Copy of Richard's Note. 

Warrensburgh, Dec. 14, 1863. 
$5000. 

For value received, we jointly and severally promise to pay 
to the order of Duncan Griffin, Supvr., five thousand dollars, 
payable with interest from date, the said interest annually 
and the said principal in three equal annual installments, the 
first installment to be paid in two years, the second in three 
years and the third in four years after date, and the said 
principal may be paid and will be received in whole or \n 
part, at the option of the makers before the time above 
stipulated, in which case the interest on so much as shall be 
paid of said principal shall cease from the time of such pay- 



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ment, and the balance of principal, if any, shall be paid pro- 
portionately at the time and in the manner herein stipulated, 
and all payments to be made at the Glens Falls Bank in 
Glens Falls, Warren Co., N. Y. 

Signatures. 

On motion of George Richards the report of the 
Supervisor was accepted and Duncan Griffin was au- 
thorized to deliver the note and receive the money. 

On motion the War Committee was authorized to pay 
a bounty of $300 to all men who shall have been en- 
listed on or after the 14th inst., when such volunteer 
shall have been mustered into the United States service. 
Adjourned to meet at same place Dec. 17, at 7 p. m. 

W. B. Farlin, Secy. 

December 17, 1863. 

Adjourned meeting of Citizens of the Town of War- 
rensburgh met at the house of Lewis Persons pursuant 
to call. 

On motion, Resolved, That the War Committee ap- 
pointed by the Supervisor at a previous meeting, be 
empowered to receive the funds raised for procuring 
volunteers and are instructed to use their own discre- 
tion as to the manner of disbursing the same to pro- 
cure volunteers and they are also to attend to the look- 
ing up of credits and to ascertain what men from this 
town have enlisted elsewhere. 

No other business appearing, meeting adjourned sine 
die. 

Duncan Griffin^ Chairman, 
Fred O. Burhans, Secy. 

At a Committee meeting held at the home of Lewis 
Persons on the 9th day of January, 1864. 

D. Griffin, Supvr., in chair. It was Resolved, To pay 
the bounty of $300 to veteran soldiers who should re- 
enlist for three years in the field and should be placed 
to the credit of this town, 

George Smith, Wm. Guy Russell and John T. Turner, 
of the 93rd Regt. N. Y. V., applied for the bounty. 



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On motion Fred. O. Burhans was elected Treasurer of 
the War Committee and was requested to draw the 
money, $5,000, from Peletiah Richards. Adjourned. 

On the 1st day of February, 1864, President Lincoln 
ordered a draft for 500,000 men — draft to take place 
on the 10th of March, 1864. This draft includes the 
call of Oct. 17, 1863 for 300,000 men together with 
200,000 additional. A Committee meeting held at Mr. 
Cunningham's office on the 4th of March, 1864. Thos. 
Cunningham, Esq., Supvr., by virtue of his office, took 
the chair. Duncan Griffin, ex-officer, was appointed one 
of the War Committee. 

On motion, Mr. Cunningham was appointed a com- 
mittee to inform the Provost Marshall Geo. Clendon as 
to our situation in regard to volunteers furnished and 
endeavor to obtain the credits for 9 men enlisted in 
1862 and not credited to the Town, and to obtain all 
credits for men furnished by the Town since the Re- 
bellion broke out. 

Fred O. Burhans was appointed an associate with Mr. 
Cunningham. It was suggested that Duncan Griffin 
should go with the committee to Albany to assist in 
looking over the Muster Rolls, as he had been there 
before on a county committee on similar business. Ad- 
journed. 

F. O. BuRHx\Ns, Secy. 

Committee meeting March 17, 1864, at Cunningham's 
office (Supervisor Report 1864, Pg. 6-7-8). 

Mr. Cunningham reported what the committee that 
went to Albany to look after the credits had done, which 
was substantially as follows : They had examined the 
Muster Rolls of all the companies into which any of 
the men from this town had enlisted so far as they 
knew of. They were unable to get credits for the 
surplus 9 men claimed for 1862. They procured certifi- 
cates of credits of all they could from the Adjutant 
General's Office. 

On motion P'red O. Burhans was appointed a commit- 
tee to enlist 7 men and he was also instructed to get the 



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$10.00 on new recruits and $15.00 on veterans gov- 
ernment bounty, as far as practicable and to use the 
same for recruiting purposes. Adjourned. 

On the 14th day of March, 1864, President Lincoln 
issued a call for 200,000 men in addition to the last 
call of 500,000 men and ordered if not raised before 
the 15th day of April, 1864, the draft would take place 
on that day or as soon after as practicable. 

At a meeting of Citizens and Taxpayers of the Town 
of Warrensburgh on the 25th day of March, 1864, at 
the house of Lewis Persons, to consider the propriety 
of raising an additional sum of money to hll the quota 
of men required from this town under the last calls of 
the President of the United States. Thos. Cunningham, 
Supvr., in the chair. Fred O. Burhans, Secy. 

On motion, Resolved, That a note be made signed 
by Taxpayers of the town for the sum of $1700 to pay 
bounties to volunteers, said note to be legalized at a 
future town meeting. Samuel T. Richards then agreed 
to furnish the money and pay it over to the Treasurer 
of the War Committee. 

The following is a copy of S. T. Richards' note. 

Warrensburgh, N. Y., Mar. 25, 1864. 
$1700. 

Thirty days after date for value received, we jointly and 
severally promise to pay to Samuel T. Richards or order, 
seventeen hundred dollars, for the purpose of paying bounties 
to volunteers. 

Signed by Stephen Griffin, 2nd and 16 others. 

Under the last three calls of the President of the 
United States, viz., 

Oct. 17, 1863 for 300,000. 

Feb. 1, 1864 for 500,000. 200,000 additional. 

March 14, 1864 for 200,000. 

The following named persons were enlisted in the 
2nd Veteran Cavalry at Glens Falls but received no 
local bounty. 

Adjusted by Supervisors of County. 

(See Supervisor's Report, 1864, Pg. 8.) 



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Names of men : 
Walter J. Lockhart. 
Michael Harris. 
Ludwick Turner. 
Joseph Turner. 

Total 7 men. 



Names of men : 
John Bender, 
Charles Lamb. 
George Turner. 



The following named men received the town bounty 
oi $'MH) per man. 



Abyron Scripter. 
William J. Russell. 
George Smith. 
John T. Turner. 
George B. Robertson. 
Nathan W. Wallace. 
Jesse M. Sexton. 
Nelson Fuller. 
Alfred H. Smith. 
Charles F. Farrar. 
Asa Felky. 
Total 22. 



Charles F. Judd. 
Wallace W. Harrington. 
Truman H. Burdick. 
Charles H. Hogan. 
Henry Gates. 
C. F. Duell. 
Sylvester Latham. 
Rodney Richardson. 
Martin J. Hayes. 
Hiram Knickerbacker. 
Jonathan Rist. 



Recapitulation. 

Men 

Under draft July 8, 1803 11 

2nd Veteran Cavalry N. Y. V 7 

Received $300 bounty from town 22 

Total to 



There was also two men credited to this town as its 
proportion of the overplus of men raised in the district 
which will make the total number of men credited to 
the town of Warrensburgh amount to 42 men. 

On the 5th day of January, 1864, Samuel Chever, 16th 
artillery, was mustered into the service and credited 
to this town. He received no town bounty, making 43 
men raised by the town under the draft and last three 
calls. 



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-j^gg^ Treasurer's Report. 

Dr. Fred O. Burhans. 

Jan. 9. To cash from Peletiah Richards.. $300 00 

11. Peletiah Richards 1,200 00 

Mar. 3. Peletiah Richards 1,000 00 

Apr. 2. Peletiah Richards 2,500 00 

2. To cash Samuel T. Richards 

2. By Isaac S. Woodward 300 00 

8. S. T. Richards 1,400 00 

$6,700 00 

By paid 22 men $300 each (vouchers) $6,600 00 

Paid expenses of the Com. to Albany and 

back 41 15 

Capt. Warren Luce expenses on men 37 00 

Pd. T. Cunningham expenses to Plattsburg 

and back 21 85 

$6,700 00 

Fred Q. Burhans, 

Treas., War Com. 
Warrensburgh, May i, 1864. 

On the 18th day of July, 1864, President Lincoln 
called for 500,000 volunteers, for the respective terms 
of 1, 2 and 3 years' service and it was ordered that if 
the men were not furnished by the 5th day of Septem- 
ber, 1864, a draft would be made to fill any deficiency 
that might be in any city, town or ward. 

The town clerk soon after this call made a call for 
a special town meeting, which was held on the 9th 
day of August, 1864, at the house of Duncan Griffin, 
to raise $8,000 to pay volunteers to fill the quota of 
the town, under the call of the President of the L^nited 
States for 500,000 men. The whole number of votes 
cast was seventy-five and the number of votes cast for 
raising v$8,000 was 63, whole number cast against rais- 
ing $8,000 was 12. On motion it was 

Resolved, That the Board of Town Auditors of town 
of W^arrensburgh be and they are hereby empowered 



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and authorized, pursuant to Sec. 22, Chapter S, Laws 
of 18G4, to raise such sums as they may deem neces- 
sary, not exceeding $8,00() upon the credit of said town 
for the sole use of said town in paying bounties to 
volunteers and to persons furnishing substitutes and 
to all persons who shall enter the military service of the 
United States and be credited toward the filling of the 
quota of said town and for paying the incidental ex- 
penses of such volunteering and of raising such money, 
and that such sums be raised and any part thereof as 
may be deemed necessary, upon the negotiations and 
sale of bonds to be issued by said Board of Town 
Auditors in the name of said Town, such bonds shall 
not bear more than 7% interest and the same shall 
not be negotiated less than par. 

On motion it was Resolved, That the following com- 
mittee is hereby appointed, to wit: Thomas Cunning- 
ham, Fred O. Burhans, Hiram McNutt, Samuel T. Rich- 
ards and Henry Herrick, whose duty shall be and they 
are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow said 
money upon the bonds aforesaid and to disburse the 
same, to fix the amount of said bounties, to make all 
proper efifort in filling the quota of said town and to 
use wise and proper discretion in effecting the object of 
their said appointment and to report to the Board of 
Town Auditors at their annual meeting. 

Resolved, That the said bonds shall be made payable 
at the Supervisor's office of said town on the 1st day 
of Feb., 1865, with interest, to wit: 

One-half of the amount aforesaid voted to be raised, 
i.e., $4,000 or any part of the said one-half so used 
as aforesaid, the balance so used over and above the 
said one-half, be made payable at the same place with 
interest on the 1st day of Feb., 1866. 

Henry Herrick, 

Toivn Clerk. 

The Committee appointed at the foregoing Town 
meeting, at once entered upon their duties and used 
their best endeavors to procure volunteers for three 



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3^ears and their efforts might have been crowned with 
success had not the neighboring towns and counties 
raised their bounties larger than the committee felt 
they could, without further instructions from taxpayers 
in the town and 5, 6, 7 and 900 dollars were being 
offered for volunteers to serve for one year. The Com- 
mittee had offered $300 for three years and had pro- 
cured some volunteers with the understanding that if 
the town should pay any more under this call, such 
volunteers should receive the same. The time for the 
approaching draft was drawing near, the young men, 
or a few of them, began to feel a desire to travel and 
see more of the w^orld than w^as located in Warren 
County, but not caring to go south generally took the 
opposite course on the compass and in a very short 
space of time their friends had the pleasure of hearing 
from them in a country called Canada, on the other 
side of the River St. Lawrence and they told such won- 
derful stories, how the people there received their 
wages in gold and silver and how they traded with 
the same precious metals, which by the way was not at 
all plenty in the County of Warren, and greenbacks 
were looked upon by the Canadians, much as Paul was 
regarded by the Athenians, with suspicion. By such 
representations and not being able to pay over $300 
bounty, the committee, nearly disheartened, concluded to 
request the town clerk to call another special town 
meeting and lay the matter again before the taxpayers 
and citizens. Accordingly on the 29th of August, 1864 
(see town book), a special town meeting was held at 
the house of Duncan Griffin. Thomas Cunningham ad- 
dressed the people, telling them how the committee 
was situated and what the prospect was for obtaining 
volunteers. The meeting was called to vote on the 
question whether the town would vote an additional 
sum of $12,000 or not. The whole number of votes 
cast was 158, the whole number for raising $12,000 
was 149 and the number against raising $12,000 was 9. 
Resolved, That the money $12,000 voted this day to 
be raised shall be made payable as follows, to wit: 



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In three equal installments, in February, 1867, 1868, 

1869, and the interest paid on the whole amount annually. 

Resolved, That the town pay a bounty of $800 to 

each person credited to the town under the last call of 

the President for 500,000 men. 

Kenry Herrick, 

Town Clerk. 

The War Committee then enlisted the following 
named men : and instructed the Treasurer to prepare 
town bonds and procure money on same and pay to 
tSLchr man $800 after enlisting and having been mus- 
tered in the United States service for a period of one 
year. 

Senaca W. Tripp. Dennis Palmer. 

Ira Tucker. Charles Everts. 

George W. Alger. Silas Baker. 

William H. Ingraham. George Brown. 

Elisha Parker. Charles H. Baker. 

John H. Maxim. Duncan Everts. 

Dallas Varnum. John Kenyon. 

James Hammond. Cyrus D. Pasko. 

Myron A. Duell. Orlin Smith. 

James W. Middleton. 

John Henry Peers substitute for Fred O. Burhans. 

Hiram E. Gebo substitute for Henry Herrick. 

Benjamin Cilley substitute for Henry Griffing. 

Thornton Robliert substitute for Thomas Chadwick. 

Marshall L. Brown representative for S. T. Richards. 

Total 24 men. 

These 24 men all received from the town $800 each, 
v/ith the exception of the following who received more, 
Myron A. Duell received $900 for this reason, the com- 
mittee had been told by persons not liable to the draft, 
that they would give $100 to have a representative put 
into the service for them, thus making a greater induce- 
ment for a man to go and consequently the committee 
offered Duell the extra money, but as the arrangenient 
about representatives was not completed, the committee 



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had to pay the extra money. James W. Middleton and 
Odin Smith also received $900 each, they both had 
enHsted for the $300 bounty and then went to Wash- 
ington County, where they were to get $900. The 
committee had to take them at that price to fill the 
quota, as no more time could be spent in looking up 
recruits, as the time for the draft had come and men 
were worth $1,000 then. 

Treasurer's Report, Warrensburgh War Committee. 

1864. 
Dr. Fred O. Burhans. 

To cash proceeds from bonds issued by order 

of town Aug. 9, 1861 $8,000 00 

By order of town Aug. 29, 1864 12,000 00 

To cash from town of Bolton, expense on 4 

volunteers credited to said town of Bolton 100 00 

To cash received from State, as bounty on 
recruits, $10, on new recruits, 10 in num- 
ber 100 00 

$15 on veterans, 2 in number 30 00 

$20,230 00 
Cr. 

By paid 24 men $800 each (vouchers) $19,200 00 

3 men $100 each (vouchers) 300 00 

Expense in getting men to Plattsburgh 

(vouchers) 253 30 

Thomas Cunningham (vouchers) 89 10 

Samuel T. Richards (vouchers) 13 00 

Fred O. Burhans (vouchers) 25 00 

Henry Herrick (vouchers) 5 00 

Duncan Griffin (vouchers) 11 60 

Warren Potter (vouchers) 16 00 

Revenue stamps (vouchers) 2 00 

By cash on hand 15 00 

John Hayes (vouchers) 300 00 

$20^230 00 

To cash on hand, $15. 



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The above report is respectfully submitted to the 
Board of Town Auditors, with the vouchers for the 
same. The Treasurer w^ould state that John Hayes was 
mustered into the United States service for 2 years ; 
the expense of getting him to Plattsburgh was paid by 
John McKnight and John Mixter. 

Fred O. Burhans, 
Treas., War Committee. 
Warrensburgh, December 31, 1864. 

Report. 
1865. 

Dr. Cash 

April To cash on hand $15 00 

July To cash from State by S. T. Richards, 

County Treasurer 400 00 



$415 m 



Cr. 

July 18. By paid Mixter and McKnight. . . $100 00 

18. By paid D. Griffin 8 00 

18. Thomas Cunningham 20 82 

18. Thomas Cunningham, Supvr 286 18 



$415 00 



A call was made by the President of the United 
States on the 19th day of December, 1864, for an addi- 
tional force of 300,000 more men, the quota for the 
town of Warrensburgh under said call was 21 men. 
The said town had already 4 excess of men on former 
calls and 6 excess of years' service which left 17 men 
to be raised from the town. The order was to raise 
75%, leaving 13 men to be raised. 

The following men were then raised to fill the quota r 

Names of Men. Names of Regiments. 

John Hayes, 2 yrs. 93rd N. Y. V. 

James Cavanaugh. 192nd N. Y. V. 



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R. E. Fergason. 
Sanford Reynolds. 
George Putney. 
Charles L. Mullett. 
John A. Billings, 3 yrs. 



192nd N. Y. V. 
192nd N. Y. V. 
192nd N. Y. V. 
192nd N. Y. V. 
193rd N. Y. y. 



Substitutes. 



Charles H. Burhans sent Luzia Bennett, 3 yrs., 192nd 
N. Y. V. 

Thomas Cunningham sent Joseph Bigwood, 1 yr.. 
192nd N. Y. V. 

John H. Stone sent Louis Clooky, 3 yrs. 

The following men were drafted and sent substitutes 
as follows : 

Albert Hall sent Joseph Raymond, 1 yr., 3rd Cavalry. 

Seth C. Russell sent Jacob Weatherwax, 1 yr. 

Job Harrington, Jr., sent Henry Nailor, 1 yr., 192nd 
N.^ Y. V. 

Total 13 men. 



Names of Persons Enrolled in the Town of 
Warrensburgh. 

10th Congressional District, New York. 



Class 1 



Ainsworth, Newton, 
Ainsworth, John. 
Ainsworth, Nicholas.* 
Alden, Albert. 
Burhans, Frederick O. 
Bennett, Jacob. 
Braley, Charles. Pd. $300. 
Barber, Edgar E. 
Bennett, Sullivan. 
Bidwell, Hiram. 
Brown, George. 
Bidwell, Charles. Pd. $300. 
Bouvee, Thomas. 
Bennett, Warren. Service. 
Bennett, Richard. 
Bennett, John H.* 
Bennett, Daniel. Service. 



Bennett, Dennis. 

Bennett, Anson. Service. 

Brown, Elijah. 

Brown, Elisha. 

Castle, Earl. 

Clark, Charles M. 

Collins, James M. Pd. $300. 

Chapman, Hiram. 

Combs, Warren. 

Chase, Elijah. 

Cameron, Seth. 

Carpenter. James H. 

Collins. Timothy.* 

Chapman, Jerome B. Pd. $300. 

Chadwich, Thomas. 

Chambers, Henry S. 

Cameron. James O. 



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Darrovv, Frederick. 
Dewey, Joseph. 
Duell, Dennis. 
Duggan, John. 
Donnovan, Patrick. 
Dickinson, John E.* 
Eldridge, Jabez.* 
Emerson, Albert C. 
Fuller, Charles H.* 
Fuller, Nelson. 
Feathers, Charles. 
Fuller, Jothan.* 
Frasier, Charles E. 
Griffing, Henry.* 
Grady, Michael* 
Gleason, David. 
Grady. Patrick. 
Gleason, Reuben. 
Haight, Abram. 
Hewitt, Ira.* 
Harrington, Israel. 
Hammond. O. F.* 
Howard, Daniel B. 
Hall, Albert.* 
Hockaday, John.* 
Hogan, Charles H. 
Hall, George. 
Harrington, Jonathan G. 
Harrington. Elisha.* 
Herrick, Halsey.* 
Harrington, Jonathan. 
Hill, William H. 
Hill, Nathaniel. 
Harrington, Job, Jr. 
Harrington, Warren. 
Hall, Robert. Pd. $300. 
Herrick, Henry. 
Hockaday. Joseph. Service. 
Hoag, John L.* 
Hazelton, Jacob.* 
Harrington, Joseph. 
Harrington, Nathaniel. 
Harrington, Wallace. 
Hill, Charles. 
Knickerbocker. Henry.* 
Langworthy, George. 
Langworthy, Simon.* 
Langworthy, Benjamin. 
Lyons, Jeremiah. 



March. Benjamin.* 

Megan, Clark. 

March, Daniel. 

Middleton, Elisha. 

McGann, James. 

Moulton, George.* 

Maxim, Horace.* 

Murray, James. 

McGann, John. 

March, John* 

Middleton, James W. 

McElroy, John. 

Moulton, Joseph. 

Morrison, William.* 

Morton, Stephen. 

Norton, John. 

Noxon, Orrin P. 

Norton, William. 

Nelson, Solomon. 

Pray. Orrin B. 

Pratt, William.* 

Pratt, Thomas. 

Penfield, William D. 

Parker, John T. 

Russell, Seth.* 

Ryan, Patrick. 

Robertson, James. 

Reardon, Michael. Pd. $300. 

Russell, John B., Jr. 

Russell, Orlin.* 

Smith, Royal C. 

Stewart. Robert.* 

Stone, Norman. 

Smith, Aaron. 

Stevens, Salem T. 

Stanton, Samuel. 

Scripture. James. 

Smith, Orlin. 

Stanton, Orville.* 

Smith, Sylvanus. 

Sutton, Thomas. 

Stewart, Thomas. 

Stone, John H. 

Scripture, William B. 

Sentenne, James H.* 

Scripture, Levi.* 

Scripture, Byron.* 

Smith, Judson. 

Smith, Isaac. 



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Swan, James Q* 
Taylor. Wm. 
Tabor, Charles. 
Tripp, Henry. 
Tripp, Augustus. 
Tabor, Alexander. 
Turner. George. 
Tripp, Truman. 
Tennyson, John. 
Tucker, Ira. 
Varnum, Caleb.* 



Burdick, Mathew W. 
Bidwell, Lyman. 
Bidwell. Hiram. 
Boule. Peter. 
Colvin, Jonathan. 
Carpenter, Russell. 
Clipper, Coonrod. 
Chadwick, Elbridge. 
Cunningham, Thomas. 
Clipper, Adam. 
Chapman, Henry. 
Duell, Myron. 
Degrush, John. 
Dayton, Leonard. 
Dickinson, Charles H. 
Dewey, Horace. 
Fuller. James. 
Grady, John. 
Hayes, Sylvester T. 
Herrick. James, Jr. 
Heath, Chauncey. 
Hilkins. Samuel R. 
Heath. Joshua C. 
Herrick, Robert G. 
Harrington, Thomas E. 
Hayes. Halsey B. 
Hall, Edward. 
Graves, Barnabus. 
Goodnough, John E. 
Galusha, Benjamin. 
Griffin, Duncan. 
Glynn, Jarvis A. 
Grady. Patrick. 
Knickerbocker, Seymour. 
Keays, Patrick. 
Lewis, Holden K. 
Lewis, George M. 



Varnum, Daniel. 

Wells, John. 

Woodward, Leander. 

Wood. John J. 

Woodward, Isaac. Pd. $300. 

Woodward. Samuel. 

Weaver, Daniel. 

Wood, Harlin. 

Wood. Edward. 

Woodward, Albert. 



Class 2 



McNutt, Hiram. 
McEwen, Davis. 
McLaren, John. 
Moore, Addison. 
Morehouse, Andrew. 
Moffit, George. 
Noble, William. 
Orcutt, William. 
Pratt. Levi. 
Potter, Norman. 
Pasko, Alexander T. 
Potter, Warren. 
Raymond, William. 
Richards. George. 
Russell, Jonathan. 
Rist, Elijah. 
Straight, Daniel. 
Stanley, Hiram. 
Cilley. Elbridge. 
Swasy, Henry W. 
Schneider. George A. 
Stone. Solomon. 
Smith, Ira. 
Tripp, William H. 
Thomas. Miles. 
Varnum, Daniel. 
Weaver. George. 
Weaver, William. 
Wood. Galusha. 
White, Harvey L. 
Worden Isaac. 
Wilsey, James. 
Weaver. Henry. 
Wade, Nelson. 
Wilcox, Lyman. 
Watson, Godfrey P. 



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Provost Marshal's Office, 16th Dist., N. Y. 

November 23, 1863. 
Notice is hereby given that any person whose name 
is contained in the above list, may appear before the 
Board of Enrollment and claim to have his name 
stricken off the list, if he can show to the satisfaction 
of the Board that he is not and will not be at the time 
fixed for the next draft (i.e., Jan. 5, 1864), liable to 
military duty on account of — 1st, alienage ; 2nd, non- 
residence ; 3rd, unsuitableness of age ; 4th, manifest 
permanent physical disability. 

II. Persons who may be cognizant of any other per- 
sons liable to do military duty whose names do not 
appear on the Enrollment List, are requested to notify 
the Board of Enrollment. 

III. The Board of Enrollment will hear cases as pro- 
vided in paragraph 1, until the 20th of Dec, 1863, after 
which no cases will be heard. 

Geo. Clendon, Jr., Capt. & Pro. Mar. 

Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Warren 
County. 

A special committee consisting of Messrs. A. J. Cheri- 
tree and Thos. Cunningham, appointed by the Board at 
their special meeting on the 22nd day of December, 
1863, to obtain the adjustment of credits of persons to 
the different towns in which they resided, and who 
volunteered in the Second Veteran Cavalry, and stood 
credited to the town of Queensbury, reported, and 
which report was accepted and committee discharged, 
and the report is on file. 

Report to the Board of Supervisors of the County of 
Warren. 

On the 22nd day of December, 1863, at a special 
meeting of this Board for the purpose of ascertaining 
the actual residence of the several men from said county 
who had enlisted in the Second Veteran Cavalry of New 



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York, and to take measures to obtain proper credits 
for the several towns, Duncan Griffin and A. J. Cheri- 
tree were appointed a committee to carry out the ob- 
jects of such meeting. 

It appeared that a large number of men, exceeding 
two hundred, had, between the 7th day of July, 1863, 
and the meeting of said Board, enlisted in the regi- 
ment aforesaid, and that such enlistments were all made 
at Glens Falls, and the enlistment papers being sworn 
to at Queensbury, and the actual residence of the men 
not given therein, the town of Queensbury stood upon 
the books at the Adjutant General's office credited with 
the whole number, when, in fact, the other towns were 
entitled to several of them. It was arranged and agreed 
upon among the several members of this Board as to 
the actual residence of the men, and a certificate to that 
effect made by the Board allowing to each town the men 
belonging thereto. 

With this certificate the committee, after conferring 
with the war committee at Glens Falls, proceeded to 
Albany about the 25th day of December, 1803. Upon 
an interview with the Adjutant General and a presenta- 
tion of the proceedings of the Board, the committee 
were informed that although it seemed just that those 
proceedings should be adopted and the credits made as 
therein requested, yet that he had no power or authority 
to go back to the enlistment papers and change credits, 
but referred us to the Assistant Provost Marshal, Major 
Townsend. 

After some delay, your committee obtained an inter- 
view with him, and after a presentation of the papers 
weie informed that a special commission had been ap- 
pointed by the Provost Marshal General, viz., Major 
Townsend and Governor Seymour, to regulate the cred- 
its, and that the credits would certainly be made as 
agreed upon by the Board, but that they could not act 
upon the matter till after the 1st of January, 1804, and 
requested us to hold the papers until we received notice 
of the time and manner of making such credits. The 
committee, thus encouraged, returned home. 



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After waiting some time after the first of January, 
1864, and hearing nothing upon the subject, one of the 
committee, A. J. Cheritree, again proceeded to Albany, 
and on the second day obtained another interview with 
Major Townsend, and was informed that it was too late 
to then change credits, and that they could not go back 
to the enlisted papers. Upon referring the Major, how- 
ever, to his previous declaration and promise, he prom- 
ised to counsel the Provost Marshal General and act 
accordingly. Thus it continued for some time, chang- 
ing positions and doing nothing until the committee 
became about disheartened — other interviews having 
been had at different times with about the same result. 

Finally, the committee hearing that Saratoga county, 
which was placed in a similar position to this county, 
had, through their committee, obtained their credits at 
Washington ; and having learned from Mr. Cunningham 
that he had had an interview with Major Townsend, 
and that a report from Provost Marshal Clendon of our 
district sanctioning the proceedings of this Board would 
be sufficient authority for him to allow our credits — Mr. 
Cunningham, having, in the meantime, been substituted 
as one of the committee in place of Duncan Griffin, — 
proceeded once more to Albany with the proceedings of 
the Board sanctioned by report of Captain Clendon, and 
accompanied with affidavits, and laid them before Major 
Townsend, and was informed by him that he had no 
power to change the credits, but advised the committee 
to go to Washington personally and lay the matter be- 
fore the Provost Marshal General, which the committee 
deemed not advisable, but by a written communication 
did appeal to him, and addressed communications to our 
representative, Mr. Kellogg, and obtained a promise 
from Major Townsend that he would sanction the pro- 
ceedings of the Board, and favorably therein to his 
superior. The committee having for so long time ex- 
perienced the effects of " red tape " returned home with 
faint hearts, but were rejoiced to afterwards learn, after 
a long delay, and almost at the latest possible moment 
before the draft took place, that justice had been done 



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and the credits allowed. In this adjustment Luzerne 
received credit for 12 men, Caldwell 5, Thurman 2, 
Stony Creek 2, Johnsburgh 1, and Warrensburgh 5. 
Many other men had been enlisted in these towns instead 
of Queensbury, as appeared from the records in the 
Adjutant General's office at Albany. 
All of which is respectfully submitted. 

A. J. Cheritree, 
Thos. Cunningham, 

Committee. 

On motion, the Board adjourned to meet November 
17th. 



Names of Volunteers Enlisted Since the 2nd day of 

July, 1862, from the County of Warren, 

State of New York. 

Allen, Lewis Chester 

Austin, David T Johnsburgh 

Aldrich, Lewis Luzerne 

Andrews, Harry Queensbury 

Allen, William Queensbury 

Aikens, Wm. O Queensbury 

Allen, Mark A Queensbury 

Austin, Eugene M Queensbury 

Aiken, Henry Queensbury 

Anderson, Courtney Queensbury 

Arnold, Clark Queensbury 

Albro, George Queensbury 

Brown, Joel Bolton 

Brown, Carmi Bolton 

Bentley, Lemuel Bolton 

Bartlet, Daniel W Bolton 

Beswick, Nathan Bolton 

Beswick, John Bolton 

Boyd, Robert Bolton 

Braley, Sewel P Bolton 



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Bentley, Edgar Johnsburgh 

Bennett, Benjamin F Caldweli 

Barney, Joseph Caldwell 

Bates, Royal B Caldwell 

Bennett, Edgar Caldwell 

Bennett, George Caldwell 

Burlingham, Kleeber Caldwell 

Barton, Lorenzo, Jr Chester 

Barber, Phineas Chester 

Barber, William Chester 

Burge, Cyrus O . Chester 

Baldwin, William O Chester 

Boundrye, Charles H Hague 

Bristol, Samuel Hague 

Balcom, George W .'Hague 

Bartlett, Lewis Horicon 

Bolton, John Horicon 

Bennett, Royal Horicon 

Baker, Washington Horicon 

Brown, Enos Horicon 

Brown, Hyram Horicon 

Baxter, Elisha .M Horicon 

Brown, Orlando Johnsburgh 

Bird, John Johnsburgh 

Bills, Smith Johnsburgh 

Bennett, Jeremiah Johnsburgh 

Brainard, William Johnsburgh 

Brooks, Gasker Hague 

Bennett, Leonard Johnsburgh 

Barber, William J Luzerne 

Barber, Edmund Thurman 

Bennett, Jerry Thurman 

Bruce, Daniel Thurman 

Bennett, Edwin Warrensburgh 

Baker, Amos, Jr Queensbury 

Blackburn, Robert Queensbury 

Bennett, Levi Queensbury 

Bullard, Arnold Queensbury 

Bullock, William Queensbury 

Bennett, Charles R. Queensbury 



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Bromigan, Andrew Queensbury 

Bell, Andrew Queetisbury 

Brown, Edward gueensbury 

Baker, Amyle Queensbury 

Benwin, Owen Queensbury 

Beach, John, Jr Queensbury 

Burnett, Alexander Queensbury 

Benman, Franklin Queensbury 

Brady, Thomas Queensbury 

Bennett, B. F Queensbury 

Branard, Charles M Queensbury 

Brown, Joseph Queensbury 

Beadleston, Stephen J Queensbury 

BfIisI}^ James H Queensbury 

BrowrT Benjamin Queensbury 

Braman, Martin Queensbury 

Baker, Benjamin Warrensburgh 

Bennett, John Henry Warrensburgh 

Bennett, Dennis Warrensburgh 

Bennett, James Warrensburgh 

Bennett, Seymour Warrensburgh 

Branch, Orville Warrensburgh 

Buttles, Myron Warrensburgh 

Benham, Frank Luzerne 

Brady, Barney Luzerne 

Bryant, Roswell O Warrensburgk 

Bryant, William Luzerne 

Coloney, James M Chester 

Clark, George H Chester 

Carey, George Chester 

Clark, Abel W Chester 

Calkins, John Hague 

Covin, Henry Horicon 

Chesco, Henry Johnsburgh 

Cox, William Johnsburgh 

Cummings, Michael Johnsburgh 

Coon, Martin V. B Stony Creek 

Combs, Joshua Thurman 

Combs, George W Thurman 



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Cronin, James Queensbury 

Corbitt, Dennis Queensbury 

Chancey, Dennis Queensbury 

Conner, John Queensbury 

Conner, Robert O Queensbury 

Conner, Thomas Queensbury 

Carney, Richard Queensbury 

Cahel, Daniel Queensbury 

Capron, Edward Queensbury 

Chamberline, S. E Queensbury 

Comstock, Edwin Queensbury 

Cowles, Alonzo C Queensbury 

Crandall, Abner Queensbury 

Crannell, Melvin Queensbury 

Copeland, Charles Queensbury 

Clunnis, D. D Queensbury 

Christian, Joseph Queensbury 

Chitty, Frederick J. P Queensbury 

Crossett, John M Queensbury 

Cardell, Samuel Warrensburgh 

Chapman, Tarquin Warrensburgh 

Cole, John P Warrensburgh 

Crandall, George Warrensburgh 

Combs, James Warrensburgh 

Clark, Theodore R Queensbury 

Conklin, Willet Luzerne 

Drake, Hiram Chester 

Davis, Reuben I Chester 

Davis, James P Chester 

Durkee, Ira Hague 

Davis, Almyram Hague 

Dutcher, Richard Horicon 

Duel, William C Horicon 

Duel, Oscar Horicon 

Dugan, Patrick Horicon 

Danson, John Luzerne 

Dingman, William H Luzerne 

Dean, B. P Stony Creek 

Dow, William Thurman 



Day, Hosea Queensbury 

Davis, Marquis Queensbury 

Docket, Joseph Queensbury 

Davis, Lemuel Queensbury 

Deal, William Queensbury 

Donnegan, William Queensbury 

Dickinson, Nelson M Warrensburgh 

Donnegan, John Queensbury 

Dingman, James H Luzerne 

Eldridge, Edmonds Johnsburgh 

Ellis, Harvey Queensbury 

Ellis, Zabina Queensbury 

Fuller, George W Chester 

Fish, Dana Chester 

Frost, John B Hague 

Frazier, Henry Horicon 

Frazier, George Horicon 

Flansburgh, Henry Johnsburgh 

Flansburgh, James Johnsburgh 

Fuller, Levi Johnsburgh 

Frazier, William Johnsburgh 

Fuller, Darias Johnsburgh 

Freeborn, William Johnsburgh 

Flanders, John J Luzerne 

Fenton, Charles Thurman 

Frost, Enos Thurman 

Foster, Franklin Queensbury 

Fish, Edward Queensbury 

Farrell, Patrick Queensbury 

French, Frederick Queensbury 

Foster, Leonard Queensbury 

Ferriss, Ezra Queensbury 

Farrar, James Warrensburgh 

Farrar, Hartwell Warrensburgh 

Fitzsimmons, Thomas Warrensburgh 

Griffin, Lemuel Bolton 

Gates, Hiram B Chester 

Greene, George B Horicon 



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Gregory, Emory Horicon 

Gebo, Edward Johnsburgh 

Guyatt, John Johnsburgh 

Gardiner, Martin Johnsburgh 

Galusha, Silas Johnsburgh 

Galusha, James Johnsburgh 

Galusha, Charles Johnsburgh 

Guinup, H. P Luzerne 

Gray, Parley, Jr Stony Creek 

Goodnew, William Stony Creek 

Gourley, Norman Queensbury 

Guyott, Adolphus Queensbury 

Garrett, James S Queensbury 

Grace, Charles Queensbury 

Goodwin, James Queensbury 

Gilmore, Isaac Queensbury 

Groom, William H Queensbury 

Gleason, Reuben Warrensburgh 

Gleason, David Warrensburgh 

Grimes, John A Thurman 

Gamby,. William Thurman 

Holcomb, Walter Caldwell 

Hall, Harrison G Caldwell 

Holbrook, Jeremiah Caldwell 

Higgins, Joseph H Chester 

Hewes, James Chester 

Hotchkiss, Alfred Chester 

Hill, Ira Chester 

Higley, Charles W Chester 

Hays, Jefferson Horicon 

Hill, Timothy Horicon 

Hill, Amasa Horicon 

Hastings, James Horicon 

Hastings, Joseph Horicon 

Hawley, Henry Horicon 

Hill, Lyman Horicon 

Hall, Gilbert H Johnsburgh 

Hewitt, Dudley B Johnsburgh 

Hall, Harrison Luzerne 



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Hoyle, Valentine Luzerne 

Harriss, Warren Thurman 

Hillis, Joseph Queensbury 

Hoag, William Queensbury 

Hall, Harvey Queensbury 

Hall, Henry Queensbury 

Hall, William Queensbury 

Hazelton, Austin E Queensbury 

Haywood, John Queensbury 

Hopkins, Alonzo Queensbury 

Hubbard, Clifford Queensbury 

Herbert, Joseph Queensbury 

Hartwell, William Queensbury 

Hall, William E Queensbury 

Hall, John H Queensbury 

Hall, Henry L Queensbury 

Hubbell, Allen D Queensbury 

Hurd, Philander Queensbury 

Harris, George Queensbury 

Hillis, Robert Queensbury 

Hillis, William Queensbury 

Horton, Covill Queensbury 

Hurd, Wesley Queensbury 

Hill, Henry Queensbury 

Herrington, Jonathan J Warrensburgh 

Herrington, George Warrensburgh 

Haight, Abram Warrensburgh 

Hazelton, Norman Warrensburgh 

Herrington, William R Warrensburgh 

Heffren, Patrick Warrensburgh 

Hill, Ira Warrensburgh 

Hall, Ebenezar Queensbury 

Harrington, Wetzel F Luzerne 

Irish, Eber Caldwell 

Ingraham, Tarquin Horicon 

Jenks, Eben N Chester 

Johnson, Erwin Horicon 

Johnson. Hollis Horicon 



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Jones, John Johnsburgh 

Johnson, Franklin Queensbury 

Johnson, Destaing Queensbury 

Jordon^ John Queensbury 

Jones, Anson Queensbury 

King, Norman H Chester 

King, John E Chester 

King, Daniel Horicon 

King, Norman Horicon 

Kibber, John Johnsburgh 

Kenwall, Richard Johnsburgh 

King, James A Stony Creek 

Kendall, James Queensbury 

Ketcham, Joseph Queensbury 

Knickerbocker, Selah . .Warrensburgh 

Keenan, Daniel Warrensburgh 

Knickerbocker, Seymour, 2nd Warrensburgh 

Keyas, John Warrensburgh 

Kemp, Lysander Warrensburgh 

Lazaway, William H Bolton 

Latham, Willard Warrensburgh 

Loop, Lydney B Caldwell 

Laverty, Lewis Hague 

Lamb, James Horicon 

Lincoln, Edgar E.. Johnsburgh 

Lincoln, Charles A Johnsburgh 

Lapraira, Napoleon Johnsburgh 

Lackey, Andrew Johnsburgh 

Lillibridge, James H Thurman 

Lapoint, Cass, Jr Queensbury 

Lapoint, Francis Queensbury 

Lapoint, Charles Queensbury 

Luther, Joseph Queensbury 

Lanew, Joseph Queensbury 

Leary, Dennis Queensbury 

Lapoint, Cass Queensbury 

Ladoo, Levi Queensbury 

LaRose, Lewis Queensbury 



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Little, Stephen B Queensbury 

Lewis, Henry Queensbury 

LaRose, Joseph Queensbury 

Loyal, George Queensbury 

Light, John Queensbury 

Latham, Joseph Warrensburgh 

Langdon, John Warrensburgh 

Lyon, Jeremiah Warrensburgh 

Lee, Byron E Queensbury 

Loop, Haviland G Luzerne 

Mead, William Caldwell 

Mead, Charles Caldwell 

Mead, Israel Caldwell 

Mead, George W Caldwell 

May, Horace P Chester 

Mead. Reuben W Chester 

Mead, Elias Chester 

McAuley, Russel Horicon 

McCormic. James Johnsburgh 

Monroe, Benjamin F. W Johnsburgh 

Murray, George Stony Creek 

McDonald, Sylvester Stony Creek 

Monroe, James Thurman 

McCarthy, James Thurman 

Myers, Andrew Thurman 

Mosher, George Thurman 

Mallory, William Queensbury 

Murray, Daniel Queensbury 

Morrisson, Joseph Queensbury 

Mickel, Arad B Queensbury 

McLaughlin. Thomas Queensbury 

Morriss, John Queensbury 

Mehan, John Queensbury 

Murphy, Patrick Queensbury 

Murray Lewis Queensbury 

Madden, Sylvester Queensbury 

Meldron, James Queensbury 

Millen, Hiram Queensbury 

Mehan, Michael Queensbury 



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McGinnis, John Queensbury 

Morgan, Charles W Queensbury 

Moss, Daniel R Queensbury 

Miller, Jacob F Queensbury 

McLeod, Thomas Queensbury 

Mosher, Charles Queensbury 

Mack, Patrick J Queensbury 

McDonald, William Queensbury 

Mosher, Charles H Warrensburgh 

Morehouse, William Warrensburgh 

Maxum, Samuel Warrensburgh 

Morse, William Luzerne 

Norton, Edwin Bolton 

Newton, William Hague 

Niel, William Horicon 

Norton, Joseph L Johnsburgh 

Nolton, J. C Stony Creek 

Nolton, Benj. F Stony Creek 

Needham, Thomas Thurman 

Norriss, Josiah H Queensbury 

Norton, Daniel Queensbury 

Nicholson, Henry S Queensbury 

Newton, Daniel Queensbury 

Nelson, Henry Warrensburgh 

Osborn, Charles Chester 

Odell, J. W Stony Creek 

Peer, Charles Caldwell 

Perry, Benj. P Caldwell 

Pettis, Eli Chester 

Prestly, Davherni Chester 

Perry, David G Chester 

Parker, Wm. Henry H Chester 

Putnam, Adam Hague 

Pitchard, Walter, Jr , Horicon 

Parks, Ezekiel Horicon 

Putnam, Henry R Johnsburgh 

Potter, Franklin Johnsburgh 



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Pasco, Walter Johnsburgh 

Pasco, Seymour C Johnsburgh 

Pasco, Leonard Johnsburgh 

Perkins, Wm. R Stony Creek 

Perkins, Henry S Thurman 

Pasco, Truman H Thurman 

Parkis, Wm. H Thurman 

Pelot, Alexander Queensbury 

Pixley, William Queensbury 

Pierson, Edwin Queensbury 

Potter, Wm. H Queensbury 

Potter, George A Queensbury 

Philo, Isaac, Jr Queensbury 

Potter, Mandeville Queensbury 

Putnam, Thomas Queensbury 

Pierce, Dewitt C Queensbury 

Parker, Scribner Warrensburgh 

Purvee, Alfred L Warrensburgh 

Pelot, Lewis Warrensburgh 

Peabody, Dudley Luzerne 

Porteus, James G Luzerne 

Randall, Selah Bolton 

Randall, Rufus, Jr Bolton 

Rattigan, Michael Chester 

Roberts, David Hague 

Robbins, Solomen Hague 

Robbins, Benajar Horicon 

Remington, Orange Horicon 

Russell, Martin Horicon 

Ross, Rodney Johnsburgh 

Rist, Delius Johnsburgh 

Rogers, Harmon W Johnsburgh 

Russell, Marquis Johnsburgh 

Rist, John C Johnsburgh 

Raymond, Thomas J Johnsburgh 

Randall, Silas Luzerne 

Reed, Joseph Stony Creek 

Ransom, Charles L Queensbury 

Royal, John Queensbury 



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Riley. John Oueensbuiy 

Ring. Daniel Queensbury 

Reynolds, Michael Queensbury 

Ro'bbilard, John C Queensbury 

Reinville. Theophilie Queensbury 

Riggs. Edward Queensbury 

Richardson. W'm. A Queensbury 

Root, Charles E Queensbury 

Reed, James W'arrensburgh 

Richards, Samuel T Warrensburgh 

Ramsey, Robert. 2nd Luzerne 

Shed. H. O Bolton 

Saxton, James E Bolton 

Saxton. Charles C Bolton 

Smyth. Sylvanus Bolton 

Stebbins. Julius Caldwell 

Smith. Stephen H Caldwell 

Stanton, Ransom H Caldwell 

Stannard. William H Chester 

Smith, John H., Jr Chester 

Southwick, Albert A Chester 

Shaw. John C Chester 

Sexton, E. ]^I Horicon 

Smith. Richard P Horicon 

Smith. Charles Horicon 

Sherman, George Horicon 

Sherman. Samuel Horicon 

Smith, Jones Horicon 

Smith, Samuel Horicon 

Smith, Abel Horicon 

Smith, Sylvanus Horicon 

Stover, \Vm. H Johnsburgh 

Schermerhorn, Edward L Johnsburgh 

Sanders, George Johnsburgh 

Sargent. Elias H Johnsburgh 

Shaw. Henr>' Luzerne 

Smead, Wilson Luzerne 

Stevens, Elihue Stony Creek: 

Stevens, Wm. C Stony Creek 



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Streeter, Joel Oueensbury 

Stoddard, Addison Oueensbury 

Sherman, Augustus Queensbury 

Sherman, Martin Queensbury 

Shaw, Frederick W Queensbury 

Supernaut, Gaunannis Queensbury 

Shipley. John Queensbury 

Simpson, Alonson Queensbury 

Swears, Jonathan H Queensbury 

Smith, Benjamin F Queensbury 

Sherman. Reuben Queensbury 

Smith, John Queensbury 

Swan, Henry Queensbury 

Shifters. W'm. H Queensbury 

Scovill, Anson A Queensbury 

Smith, Seneca B Queensbury 

Sullivan, William Queensbury 

Stevenson, Wm. H Queensbury 

Smith, George R Queensbury 

Smith, Chanceller G Queensbury 

Sheldon, Davis G Queensbury 

Stover, George Queensbury 

Stone. Dwight Warrensburgh 

Stone. Walter Warrensburgh 

Stone. Frederick Warrensburgh 

Stone. Dennis Warrensburgh 

Sutton, Thomas W Warrensburgh 

Smith. Judson U'arrensburgh 

Spaulding, Nathan Luzerne 

Tripp. Lorenzo Bolton 

Thomas. Truman X Bolton 

Thayer, George R Caldwell 

Thayer. Jeremiah Caldwell 

Thayer. Wm. W Caldwell 

Taylor, Alvah B Chester 

Tyrell, Alonzo Horicon 

Tyrell, George Horicon 

Tripp, Mallory Horicon 

Turner. Richard H Johnsburgh 



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Trumbull, Alexander, Jr Johnsburgh 

Taylor, Wm. S Luzerne 

Tripp, Thomas H Stony Creek 

Tucker, Edward Thurman 

Tucker, James R Thurman 

Thayer, Wm. W Queensbury 

Thayer, George Queensbury 

Tanner, Wm Queensbury 

Taylor, Thomas Queensbury 

Threehouse, Paul Queensbury 

Thomas, Highlan Warrensburgh 

Twiss, Cyrus Warrensburgh 

Tyrell, Oscar Chester 

Tyrell, Daniel R Chester 

Underwood, Charles Chester 

Underwood, Allen S Queensbury 

Vanderburgh, George Johnsburgh 

Vanderburgh, Garritt Johnsburgh 

Van Vraken, Henry Queensbury 

Vaughn, Job Queensbury 

Van Tassel, Samuel Queensbury 

Vaughn, Derelance Queensbury 

Vaughn, Orville Queensbury 

Van Dusen, George Caldwell 

Walker, Leonard Bolton 

Williams, John H Caldwell 

West, William D. Caldwell 

Wilkie, Weston J Caldwell 

Wickham, Warren S Chester 

Whitehead, John , Chester 

Wallis, Norman Chester 

Wallis, Daniel Chester 

Wallace, William Hague 

Wood, Henry Horicon 

Waldron, Josiah Horicon 

Waters, Howard S Horicon 

Waters, Richard S Horicon 

Washburn, Wm. H Johnsburgh 



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Williams, George Johnsburgh 

Waldron, Jacob Johnsburgh 

Whipple, George Johnsburgh 

Walsh, Roswell Stony Creek 

Wood, Gilbert Thurman 

Wilcox, William Thurman 

Wing, Edgar M Queensbury 

Wells, George Queensbury 

Wright, Charles E Queensbury 

Whipple, Holdridge Queensbury 

Wing, Henry G Queensbury 

Wescott, George Queensbury 

Wilson, Albert Queensbury 

White, Abram Queensbury 

Warren, George Queensbury 

White, George Queensbury 

Whitney, Edward Queensbury 

White, John Queensbury 

Walkup, James M Queensbury 

Wilson, William Queensbury 

Wetherbee, James Queensbury 

Wetmore, Phileman Warrensburgh 

Wright, Charles Warrensburgh 

White, Joel F Warrensburgh 

Woodward, David M Warrensburgh 

Weaver, Franklin Warrensburgh 

Weaver, Benjamin S Warrensburgh 

Wood, Harlin Warrensburgh 

Wall, John Thurman 

Williams, Josiah Luzerne 

Wilcox, Job A., Jr Luzerne 

Yandell, Crawford Queensbury 

The foregoing is a true list of the names of the vol- 
unteers who have enlisted since the 2nd day of July, 
as reported by the several towns and allowed by the 
Committees. 

Thos. S. Gray, Chairman, 
16th Senatorial Dist. 



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Distinguished Service. 

The following have been selected from the foregoing 
list as worthy of special mention owing to the distin- 
guished service they rendered their country: 

Charles O. Gray, aged twenty-three years, enrolled 
at Plattsburgh, N. Y., November, 1861, to serve three 
years. Mustered into service as Lieutenant-Colonel of 
the 96th New York State Volunteers March 5, 1862; 
commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel March 26, 1862, with 
rank from March 5, 1862; original Colonel October 13, 
1862, with rank from September 25, 1862, vice James 
Fairman, resigned. Killed in action at the Battle of 
Kingston, North Carolina, December 14, 1862. From 
the official report of Major-General John G. Foster: 
" Colonel Gray fell at the head of his regiment while 
bravely and splendidly leading it to a successful charge." 

Charles H. Burhans, aged twenty-five years, enrolled 
at Plattsburgh, N. Y., December 11, 1861, to serve three 
years. Mustered in as Captain of Company I, 96th 
Regiment, New York State Volunteers, December 11, 
1861. Commissioned Captain March 27, 1862, with 
rank from December 11, 1861 ; original Major October 
13, 1862, with rank from May 7, 1862, vice J. E. Kelly, 
killed in action. Recruited Company I, 96th New York 
State Volunteers, at his own personal expense. 

Headquarters 96TH N. Y. Vols., 
Near Suffolk, Va., 
September 25, 1862. 
Captain Charles H. Burhans, 
Captain : 

In pursuance of that policy which is required by my sense of 
justice, as well as the interest of the service, I hereby formally 
tender you my testimony of your gallantry and fidelity as a 
soldier, and would particularly mention your conduct in the face 
of the enemy at the Battle of Fair Oaks as worthy of the highest 
commendation. 

James Fairman. 

Colonel 96th N. V. Vols. 



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Myron Nelson Dickinson, enrolled August i, 1862. 
Mustered in as private Company G, ii8th Infantry, New 
York State Volunteers, August 20, 1862; commissioned 
Second Lieutenant September 10, 1862, with rank from 
August 20, 1862; commissioned First Lieutenant Janu- 
ary 12, 1863, with rank from November 20, 1862. 
Wounded and captured in action October 2^, 1864, at 
Fair Oaks, Virginia; paroled, no date. Discharged for 
wounds. May 3, 1865. March 16, 1866, Brevet Captain. 

Samuel T. Richards, enrolled at New York city 
August 21, 1862, to serve three years. Commissioned 
Colonel of the ii8th Regiment, New York Volunteer 
Infantry, September 2, 1862, with rank from August 21, 
1862. Discharged for disability July 8, 1863. 



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